Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-15

reverence. *#*** Death is often
times an occasion when it were but
right to suppress the bitter and re
tain the sweet of a public mans life.
However, the case of Logan is ex
ceptional. The Latin author who
thought that nothing should be
spoken of the dead except good, was
a philanthropist. *** While
living, he was the embodiment of
conscientious integrity. Upon the
whole he possessed that personal
magnetism which attracted all class
es of mankind to him. For he emf
nently combined those qualities
which served first to collect, then to
unite chaotic homogeneity.
Z. s. Grant Pstzer.-It is fit and
proper that this club devote an hour
or two to memorial exercises over
| the late Senator Logan. Many of us
are young men, with but a faint idea
perhaps, of the greatness and honest
integrity of our dead leader. He
was an honest man; therefore, we
| mourn his loss as an American citi-
zen He was an able statesman, q
fearless protector of the weak; there
fore we respect his past achievements
| and devotion. But it was as lead
| er in the council of the great Repub-
lican party that we love to associate
his name and honor and applaud his
actions. Prior to the late war he
| was an out-spoken Democrat. The
threatening clouds and angry bill
lows of civil rebellion, which seemed
to destroy the nation, caused him,
however, as it did many others, to
| enlist in the cause of justice, mercy
| and right. During the four years
of civil carnage, following the first
hoarse thunder of the guns of Fort
Sumpter, he proved, in many. warm
contest on the CORY fields of bat
tie, how dear to his heart was the
perpetuity of. the Union and the
| success of the cause of freedom.
| The war over, circumstances attach
ed Logan still closer to the party of
the Union. The party never forgot
his zeal and assistance. Twice it
| sent him to the lower house of Con-
gress, and thrice it delegated to him
the dignity of a Senator. He was a
brave soldier; he proved a brave,
honest representative. Attached to
the principles that ace loce and fol.
low to-day, he always raised his
voice in defence of the Republican
party. A plain, terse, yea even
rough manner of stating facts, made
him foe worthy of the ablest op-
ponent. AS he marshalled his sol
diers in a time ofwar, so marshalled
he his arguments in time of peace,
and few were they who cared to
stand up before his fearful onslaught.
Time will not permit of an extended
speech, by which l could more fully
describe General Logan's intrusive
worth and noble character. While
he was able to defend himself as a
statesman, it was as man and as q
soldier that he will longest be re-
membered. He achieved the proud
honor of having attained the highest
rank of any volunteer soldier in the
late war; and during his long and
brilliant public life, he was the I'M
firing friend of the soldier, and al
ways lead in tariff legislation. The
Republican party can i'll afford his
loss. He would have been my choice
had he lived, for the first position on
the national ticket in 1888, in case
neither Sherman nor Blaine obtain
ed it. But death has removed him.
and we now have only the memory of
his noble life left to us. Let us con-
slider this rich legacy, and from his
actions and devotion, gain courage
and increased strength to battle for
our party and the common interests
of humanity. Fellow-associates, Lo-
gan-brave, generous, honest Logan
has passed from our midst. The
death Of such leaders admonish us
to urge our young party men to fit
themselves to do battle in the near
future. IT'S duty we owe the
party. It's aduty we owe ourselves.
And now in conclusion, let us asso-
clate, in mind and heart, the recol-
lections of Logan, with those of Lin
coin, Garfield, Grant and Arthur,
and praise God, that
Among the good and the bad, warriors and
weaklings,
His figure snail stand,
Simple and brave and fair, wholly untaint-
ed, wholly unstained, clear-headed,
High-hearted, true, faithful, brave,-A
man ever to be remembered.
The addresses were well received
by the club, ard loudly encored.
The club meetings are becoming more
and more interesting each night.